Mechro

212 pts ยท June 13, 2015


There's a valid need for rental cars, but the presumption is that most people are going to own their own.

5 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The line is pretty simple. The only reason that little old lady is capitalising off someone else's labour is because the entire system is built around exploitation. Get rid of the billionaire class and suddenly owning multiple houses isn't necessary.
I like helping people. I would volunteer and contribute to my community a lot more than I do if I could afford to, but because someone else owns my house, I'm forced to charge that little old lady for any help I give her.

5 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

wrong side of the road, between two blind corners, about 300m from a busy quarry.
I gathered myself, my bike and my schoolbag and moved to the side of the road.
The next vehicle down the road was the school bus, who stopped to let me on, bike and all.
I was very lucky. I twisted my ankle, lost all my fingertips and scraped the plastic of my stack hat back to the polystyrene. (Iykyk).
This is an old fart rambling and reminding you to wear a fucking helmet and double check your screws.

8 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I got one of these when I was about 13. I put it on my racing bike and decided to ride to school the next day. There was a pretty decent hill to ride down. I could coast at about 50kmph.
Only problem was, I didn't tighten everything very well. Half way down the hill the dynamo slid into the spokes of my front wheel.
I remember flying, my bike still attached thanks to those old fashioned toe clips. I flew, then I slid. I came to a stop eventually and realized I was tangled in my bike on the

8 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But it's not a golden goose. It's a golden tumour. Despite the claims, rich people don't create anything. They are a cancer. Parasites that steal more resources than they could ever use.

1 year ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I think it should be more like cars.
You can totally rent a car, but it's generally expected that you'll own one. Going to uni? Buy a shabby apartment for a few years and sell it at a slight loss because you can't be bothered repainting. Buy your first home. Then sell it and move somewhere nicer and get a nicer home. If it wasn't such a ridiculous hurdle to own a home, more people would own.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#3 20 years? I'm 50. I did this. I'm starting to get the feeling that Australian school kids were doing the nutbush before Tina.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's why I think we need a long haired one. Complete the set, and do the dusting!

2 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah. People can be pretty generous with what they throw out around here.

2 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I reckon if I start my daughter welding and carpentry from when she's 5, she'll always have something to fall back on

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Alcoholics unanimous?

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

They should go to Kerning Man festival. It's where graphic designers go to get spaced out.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Very interesting, but nothing to do with gmo's or organic lobbying. Or are you trying to make some weird point?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What's that got to do with anything?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Who's a right wing eco creationist?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mutagenesis is acceptable for use in organic agriculture.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

You can put a patent on pretty much any innovation. It's a totally different topic. A lot of organic seeds have patents.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

My point was that patents are not exclusive to gmo's. Even organic seeds can be patented.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah... maybe after the merger. They're not the biggest, just the most vilified.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Besides. You have a choice. There are plenty of "non gmo" labels on food nowadays

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Even organic farmers buy patented seeds.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Sure, but why pick on GMO? Why not mutagenesis, where a seed is exposed to radiation until desired traits are achieved. Seems a bit riskier.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

They still don't. They're entirely free to grow any non patented seed varieties.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

As I understand it, the "probably carcinogenic" classification is controversial and means it's about as nasty as coffee.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Monsanto didn't start seed patents. They're pretty much standard across all commercial agriculture.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 4